What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Denmark and United States?

8.45 tonnes per hectare, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United States?

10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Above-ground forest biomass. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs United States: Above-ground forest biomass

Denmark

121.05 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

United States

129.5 tonnes per hectare

in 2025

Denmark rank

93rd

United States rank

90th

Above-ground forest biomass over time

Denmark
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 129.5 tonnes per hectare against 121.05 tonnes per hectare in Denmark, a difference of 8.45 tonnes per hectare.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 93rd and United States ranks 90th of 215 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	100.75 tonnes per hectare	91.9 tonnes per hectare	8.85 tonnes per hectare	Denmark
2000s	100.47 tonnes per hectare	103.9 tonnes per hectare	3.43 tonnes per hectare	United States
2010s	111.61 tonnes per hectare	102.18 tonnes per hectare	9.44 tonnes per hectare	Denmark
2020s	117.07 tonnes per hectare	127.95 tonnes per hectare	10.88 tonnes per hectare	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher above-ground forest biomass, Denmark or United States?: United States, at 129.5 tonnes per hectare against 121.05 tonnes per hectare in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in above-ground forest biomass between Denmark and United States?: 8.45 tonnes per hectare, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United States?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Denmark and United States rank globally for above-ground forest biomass?: Denmark ranks 93rd and United States ranks 90th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Above-ground forest biomass. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Above-ground forest biomass
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 1,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare).